The Bharatmala Project focuses on improving the efficiency of the National Corridors, including the Golden Quadrilateral and the North-South and East-West Corridors, by addressing choke points through the construction of elevated corridors, bypasses, ring roads, lane expansions, and logistics parks. The Bharatmala Project is a government initiative aimed at improving road connectivity across India by developing national highways, economic corridors, and border roads. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways provides an update on the progress of Bharatmala Pariyojana, a national highway development program, as of December 2023. See the state-wise and corridor-wise details of awarded, completed and bidding projects, and the total expenditure of Rs.4.23 lakh crore. Lack of accident response infrastructure 3. Salient features of the Project Bharatmala focuses on enhanced effectiveness of already built infrastructure, multi-modal integration, bridging infrastructure gaps for seamless movement and integrating National and Economic Corridors. There are six key features of the programme:
